New Zealand: Picton - My first stop of South Island

After 5 months + living in north island, i decided to move to south island, just use 5 minutes to made the decision, and then i quit kiwi fruit, book ticket and pack my backpack, travel to Wellington for 2 days, and move to south.

There are 2 ways to go to the south, ferry or flight, if you have got a car you can only go by ferry, if you're travel without a car flight is a good choice, it is cheap.

But since i go from Wellington, and my first stop is Nelson, i decided to go by ferry, everyone told me that the scene is fantastic and i cant miss that.

2 companies, Interisland or Bluebridge. Bluebridge offer cheaper price yet the ferry is old and the scene is not nice as Interisland.

But heck i bit regret to take Interisland, because its 10 dollar different but not 3 dollar different as what i check from internet. So 10 dollar gone =(.

Xiao P and I weren't professional of photography, so don't expect you can see the nice scenes, all the beautiful scenes are in my mind and i couldn't share to you guys.

Alright the whole trip took us bout 3 hours, the stop is Picton.

I booked the bus of 6pm from Picton to Nelson, i have like half day in Picton but well, this small town have nothing much to explore, i spend most of the time in the cafe of the ferry stop because of heavy rain.

Once i saw the beautiful sunshine i run out for a short walk in Picton.

Picton is a beautiful town by sea, not big and quiet, i love the feeling when walk by the seaside and seeing the north island in the other side.

I'm in South, finally, as i wish =)

I'm fine reader, travel alone isn't hard as you though, i can do this, and you can do this, too.

Gambateh everyone!

Motueka, NZ

20100926, 1000am

Rach in seeing the yard outside and do nothing mood.

New Zealand : Wellington - Cable car museum, the beehive & Te Papa Museum

Quick one before i went to bed.

Well i leave from Te Puke, Tauranga, the north island of NZ to South.

Frankly i have no idea where i gonna go and what i gonna do in South, all i know was take bus to Wellington, take ferry to Picton, the first stop of south, and take bus to Nelson, the big city of south, the rest, well i don't know.

Special thanks for my landlord Gael Gerrand for the ride to the station, or i think i would have to walk to the station, that might take me like 2 hours. Too bad i forgotten to take a picture with her before i leave. I really feel frustrated bout that but anyway, i believe we will have chance to meet ain't Gael and Doug =).

Well 8 hours ride to Wellington, the capitol of NZ (Yea for your information Auckland isn't the capitol but Wellington!)

Dislike big city especially this is the capitol, not as pack as Auckland but yea still a big city, but can't deny that this is a blessed city, with beautiful bay and mountain.

The only 2 things i would like to do in Wellington is cable car and Te Papa Museum.

Was a surprise to found Wellington Botanic Garden nearby cable car station, beautiful tulip are blossom because spring is coming!

This is the first time i saw sooooooooooooooooooooo many tulip, although this is not my favorite flower but hell this is really amazing.

The bonus is the free tour to the beehive aka the parliament building, nothing special but yea since this is free and indoor (was raining that day), and who's know i almost meet the PM John Key in the press conference held in parliament building!

Yea, almost, so John Keys has no chance to meet me =D

Camera wasn't allow in the tour, not even one photo i took in the 1 hour tour, the next is Te Papa Museum, a very very big museum and if you were in Wellington you should drop by, admission is free and you will definitely impressed!

Well not much photo taken as well, i was so busy visited all 6 floors of the museum, but yea you can spend at least half day in this museum, the must go place in Wellington.

I leave Wellington after 2 nights stay in YHA, leaving in the early morning for the ferry to south, will be updated soon HOPEFULLY, i'm not the one who can decide when can update but the internet connection status in my current place =(.

So may God bless me, and the internet connection!

Stay tuned!

Motueka, NZ

20100924, 0946pm

Rach in goin to Abel Tasman National Park tomorrow mood!